Nikunj Malik (born 30 October 1989) is an Indian actress and TV personality.[1]
Born
Occupation(s)
Actor, footwear designer
Years active
2011 – present
Malik debuted as a contestant on the Indian reality wedding show, Rahul Dulhaniya le Jayega. The show first aired on NDTV Imagine on 1 February 2011.[2] Although she was one of the most popular contestants, Malik opted out of marriage in the finale episode.[3][4]
Malik made her film debut with the Bollywood film Revolver Rani alongside Kangana Ranaut. She also made a guest appearance in The Shaukeens.[5][6]
Nikunj Malik is a graduate and post graduate from the National Institute of Fashion Technology. She specialises in footwear designing. She also cleared IIM-A for doctorate but dropped out.
Malik has endorsed Indian spice brand, R-Pure, and thermal wear brand, Shera.[7]
Year
Serial
Role
2010
Contestant
2011
Self
2011
Anwesha "Annie" Singh Khurana
2012–2013
Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai
Maya
2013
Chanchal
Simran
2014
Chitrangada
2015
Meghna
Sitaron Ki Baat With Nikunj Malik
Presenter
2016
Kiara
2016
Presenter
2017
Soundarya
2018
Paromita
2019
Sabina Ashraf
2019–2020
Dr. Diya
2022
Shalini Nanda
She stirred controversy when her paternal relatives were arrested for allegedly harassing her mother and threatening to kill her family if she did not quit the entertainment industry.[8] Malik claimed that her mother faced physical assault and death threats from her distant paternal relatives, who were already battling assault, rape, and murder charges in a domestic help case.[2][9]
Nikunj's mother, Shubhalata Malik, is the Ex BJP Chief for the state of Delhi- Slum Cell BJP National executive member.[10][11]
